महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-1

जाजलिरुवाच ।
यथा प्रवर्तितो धर्मस्तुलां धारयता त्वया ।
स्वर्गद्वारं च वृत्तिं च भूतानामवरोत्स्यते ॥१॥

1. jājaliruvāca ,
yathā pravartito dharmastulāṁ dhārayatā tvayā ,
svargadvāraṁ ca vṛttiṁ ca bhūtānāmavarotsyate.

1. jājaliḥ uvāca yathā pravartitaḥ dharmaḥ tulām dhārayatā
tvayā svargadvāram ca vṛttim ca bhūtānām avarotsyate

1. jājaliḥ uvāca "yathā tvayā tulām dhārayatā pravartitaḥ
dharmaḥ svargadvāram ca bhūtānām vṛttim ca avarotsyate?"

1. Jājali said: 'Is it that the natural law (dharma) as set forth by you, the holder of the balance, will obstruct the gate to heaven and the sustenance of all beings?'

Words meanings summery:

• जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jajali (Jajali (a sage's name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• यथा (yathā) - as (in what manner) (as, just as, in what manner, in such a way that)

• प्रवर्तितः (pravartitaḥ) - as set forth / practiced (set in motion, established, caused to proceed, practiced)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)

• तुलाम् (tulām) - the balance (balance, scales, equality)

• धारयता (dhārayatā) - by holding (by holding, by bearing, by maintaining)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• स्वर्गद्वारम् (svargadvāram) - the gate to heaven (gate of heaven, entrance to paradise)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - the sustenance (livelihood, existence, mode of life, activity)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings / creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

• अवरोत्स्यते (avarotsyate) - will obstruct (will be obstructed, will be closed, will be prevented)

Words meanings and morphology

जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - Jajali (Jajali (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jājali

jājali - Name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as (in what manner) (as, just as, in what manner, in such a way that)

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तितः (pravartitaḥ) - as set forth / practiced (set in motion, established, caused to proceed, practiced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravartita

pravartita - set in motion, commenced, established, caused to proceed, active

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛt` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion, custom

From root `dhṛ` (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

तुलाम् (tulām) - the balance (balance, scales, equality)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tulā

tulā - balance, scales, weight, measure, equality

From root `tul` (to weigh, measure).

Root: tul (class 10)

धारयता (dhārayatā) - by holding (by holding, by bearing, by maintaining)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - holding, bearing, maintaining, possessing

Present Active Participle

From causal of root `dhṛ` (to hold, bear), `dhārayati` + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of `pravartitaḥ` (passive) or `dhārayatā` (active participle).

स्वर्गद्वारम् (svargadvāram) - the gate to heaven (gate of heaven, entrance to paradise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svargadvāra

svargadvāra - gate of heaven, door to paradise

Compound of `svarga` and `dvāra`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+dvāra)

• svarga – heaven, paradise, abode of gods
  noun (masculine)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
  From root `dvṛ` (to open).
  Root: dvṛ (class 1)

Note: One of the objects that will be obstructed.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - the sustenance (livelihood, existence, mode of life, activity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, existence, mode of life, activity, conduct

From root `vṛt` (to be, exist, turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: One of the objects that will be obstructed.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings / creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, existent

Past Passive Participle

From root `bhū` (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Possessive case, referring to the `vṛttim`.

अवरोत्स्यते (avarotsyate) - will obstruct (will be obstructed, will be closed, will be prevented)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, future (lṛṭ) of ava-rudh

Future Passive

From root `rudh` (7th class, Parasmaipada/Ātmanepada) with prefix `ava`. `ava-rudh` + `sya` (future sign) + `te` (3rd sg. future Ātmanepada, passive sense).

Prefix: ava

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: The subjects `svargadvāram` and `vṛttim` are grammatically singular accusative. Here `avarotsyate` is 3rd singular. This is common when two singular neuter/feminine accusative objects are treated as a collective or the verb agrees with the closer one.